Gecarcinus

Translingual

Etymology

geo- +‎ Carcinus

Proper noun

Gecarcinus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gecarcinidae – principally terrestrial crabs of the Caribbean.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Brachyura - infraorder; Eubrachyura - section; Thoracotremata - subsection; Grapsoidea - superfamily; Gecarcinidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gecarcinus ruricola (black land crab) - type species

References

• Gecarcinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gecarcinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gecarcinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons